International Institute of Refrigeraiton news

Conference reports: Sofia

The 9th IIR Conference on Phase Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on September 29-October 1, 2010. 52 persons from 13 countries attended this conference, presenting the latest...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Conference reports: ATMOsphere 2010

The IIR-co-sponsored Conference ATMOsphere 2010 took place in Brussels on September 27-28, 2010. 170 persons from 30 countries attended. Speakers, from the industry or public organizations, particularly European ones, expressed their desire to...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Conference reports: Baotou

The 4th IIR Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration (Thermag IV) took place in Baotou, China, on August 23-28, 2010. Almost 120 attendees participated in this conference and new work closer to the market will be launched (see the Focus).

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Conference reports: Purdue

The Purdue Conferences (20th International Compressor Engineering Conference, 13th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference and the 1st International High Performance Buildings Conference) took place at Purdue in West Lafayette,...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Obituary: Prof Mattarolo

Professor Fredolino (Lino) Mattarolo, who died on Friday, September 17 at the age of 90, was not only a renowned scientist in Italy where he received the prestigious Premio cultura Città di Bassano in 2000, but was also highly thought of in...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Obituary: Mr Ernst

The IIR wishes to express its sympathy to the family and relatives of Mr Claude Ernst. For over 7 years, Mr Ernst took part in the selection and indexation of articles for the Fridoc database. His understanding of several European...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

New IIR members

The IIR welcomes the following new members: Private members Mr Jon Douglas, USA Mr Guy Albert Murat, Martinique Mr Sebastian Ott, Germany Mr Pradeep Kumar Sahoo, India Mr Ezio Vardanega, Italy Junior members Mr Vincent Lemort, Belgium

Publication date : 2011/02/07

News from IIR members: Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls and Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University are beating the record books with York CYK chillers. To construct what is claimed to be the world's largest chiller plant using air-cooled radiators, Johnson Controls is providing 26...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

News from IIR members: Star Refrigeration

Star Refrigeration just announced a new collaboration with Core Enterprises, an American portable instruments developer to distribute AccuToolsR eL-720 carbon dioxide gas leak detector. The detector is easy to handle and effective at locating even...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

News from IIR members: Solar hybrid air conditioner launched by LG

LG Electronics (LG) recently announced Korea's first eco-friendly residential hybrid air conditioner that utilizes solar energy as part of its power supply. By combining power generated through the solar cell module attached to the top of the...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Briefs: Frisbee

The launch meeting of the European Union-funded Frisbee (Food Refrigeration Innovations for Safety, consumers Benefit, Environmental impact and Energy optimization along the cold chain in Europe) project was held on September 8-10, 2010, in the...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Briefs: Prof. Eckhard Groll

ASHRAE installed new officers and directors at its 2010 Annual Meeting held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 26-30, 2010. Prof. Eckhard Groll (Purdue University) was installed as Director-at-Large to ASHRAE's Board of Directors and will...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Briefs: Prof. Clark Bullard

During the Purdue Conferences held on July 12-15, 2010, Prof. Clark Bullard of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign received the Wilbur T. Pentzer Achievement and Leadership Award for outstanding contributions to the growth and...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

News from IIR members: MYCOM Mayekawa

The Japanese compressor manufacturer MYCOM Mayekawa will be introducing its high-efficiency NH3/CO2 cooling system NewTon3000 within the context of the Garden City Ammonia Program (GCAP). GCAP is actively promoting CO2 emissions reduction and...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

A new year is beginning. Perhaps it will be a difficult year because the economic crisis is far from over. A lot of challenges and maybe opportunities lie ahead, because the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector, which needs to address...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Conference reports

Several IIR-co-sponsored events took place at the end of 2010: - The Pôle Cristal Symposium held in Dinan, France, on October 7-8, 2010 attracted 220 attendees. Sixteen papers were presented. - The International Congress...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Briefs: Prof L Rey

Prof. Louis Rey, former President of Section C, Biology and food technology, then Vice-President of the IIR's Science and Technology Council, and President of a sub-commission devoted to the biological and medical applications of...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Philippe Lebrun, a member of the Management Committee of the IIR and Head of Section A of the IIR (Cryology and Gas Processing), was awarded the "Prix Ingénieur de l'Année 2010" in the "Science" category, by the French magazine Usine...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Briefs: Catalogue of Publications 2010-2011

The Catalogue of Publications 2010-2011 is now available! Order it via iif-iir@iifiir.org or surf on www.iifiir.org to order the IIR's latest publications.

Publication date : 2011/02/07

News from IIR members: The Danish Refrigeration Association is 100!

In 2011, the Danish Refrigeration Association is celebrating its 100th anniversary. For 100 years the association has been the national forum for all aspects of refrigeration and has arranged numerous events for the benefit of its members. The...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

Michael Bellstedt is taking over from Stephen White as Delegate of Australia to the IIR and Chair of the Australian National Committee for the IIR. The IIR expresses its gratitude to Stephen for his actions in favour of the IIR.

Publication date : 2011/02/07

News from IIR members: Freezcube

FreezCube, developed by Playcube, corporate member of the IIR based in France, has been awarded the Gold Medal at Concours Lépine 2010. FreezCube is a simple monitoring device which provides useful information related to the safety of frozen foods...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

News from IIR members: Cooltech

Cooltech based in Holtzheim, France, received a 2010 trophy for innovation from the INPI (National Institute for Industrial Property), for their groundbreaking work on magnetic-cooling systems. INPI, October 19, 2010

Publication date : 2011/02/07

The Carrier CO2NSERVATION meter calculates avoided greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a result of the installation of high efficiency Carrier air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration systems by customers around the world since 2000. Buildings in...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

News from IIR members: Nestlé

Nestlé's confectionery production facility in Halifax, UK, has implemented an award-winning innovative ammonia heat pump plant to power its operations, cutting costs at the site by over 240 000 € per year. The system, formed by a collaborative...

Publication date : 2011/02/07

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